Weaker US figures fail to dent equities

Heading into the close, the FTSE 100 is 30 points higher, while in the US the Dow is attempting to hold 26,000. Equities hoping for another strong …

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Saudi Arabia’s "Mini Oil Embargo" May Backfire

On October 20, 1973, Saudi King Faisal announced KSA was joining in an oil embargo against the United States and Europe in favor of the Arab position in the Yom Kippur War. In an interview with international media, King Faisal said: “America’s complete…

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Investing through Brexit

The FTSE 100 is performing better than the Euro Stoxx 50, and UK domestic banks like RBS are outperforming their European peers, so clearly …

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Markets update: Risk ON

At the time of writing, the German DAX index, for example, was up a solid 1.1% while the UK’s FTSE 100 was up 0.5 percent. US index futures were all …

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Is technology changing the way we love?

Technology has changed the way the world looks at love and relationships. Paromita Vohra, filmmaker and educator on love and relationships, certainly agrees.

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FTSE 100 enjoys solid morning

The FTSE 100 had come off its intra-day highs by noon, however, at 7,110, up 35 points, or 0.5%. The Bank of England has revealed that mortgage …

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